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    Daniel Adams Butterfield

    Birth: 10-31-1831

    Death: 7-17-1901

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Daniel Adams Butterfield was born on October 31, 1831, in Utica, New York. He graduated from Union College and began studying law in 1849. Butterfield was a classmate and friend of Frederick W. Seward. Butterfield worked for the American Express Company; his father was a cofounder of the company. Advancing through the ranks, Major General Butterfield fought for the Union Army in the American Civil War. He is credited with rewriting the day's end "Tattoo" into the "Taps," which is played at military funerals. President Grant appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, a position which he was forced to resign from due to his involvement in the Black Friday Panic. Daniel Butterfield married Julia James in September 1886. Butterfield is buried in the U.S. Military Academy Cemetery, at West Point.

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Daniel Adams Butterfield was born on October 31, 1831, in Utica, New York. He graduated from Union College and began studying law in 1849. Butterfield was a classmate and friend of Frederick W. Seward. Butterfield worked for the American Express Company; his father was a cofounder of the company. Advancing through the ranks, Major General Butterfield fought for the Union Army in the American Civil War. He is credited with rewriting the day's end "Tattoo" into the "Taps," which is played at military funerals. President Grant appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, a position which he was forced to resign from due to his involvement in the Black Friday Panic. Daniel Butterfield married Julia James in September 1886. Butterfield is buried in the U.S. Military Academy Cemetery, at West Point.

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http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/sakurapark/monuments/202
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Sakura Park Monuments - General Daniel Butterfield
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Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.nhhistory.org/object/256394/butterfield-daniel-1831-1901
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Daniel Butterfield - New Hampshire Historical Society
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Book or Monograph Title: 
A biographical memorial of General Daniel Butterfield
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Julia Lorrilard Safford Butterfield
Publisher Location: 
New York, NY
Publisher Name: 
The Grafton Press
Year: 
1904
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https://archive.org/details/danielbutterfield00buttrich/page/2/mode/2up
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Website
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http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/sakurapark/monuments/202
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Sakura Park Monuments - General Daniel Butterfield
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http://www.west-point.org/taps/Butterfield.html
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